Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Christmas Stalkings, ed. Charlotte MacLeod

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Christmas Stalkings, ed. Ch...:   Christmas Stalkings , published in 1991, was the second Christmas short story anthology edited by Charlotte MacLeod. All of the stories in...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: More Stories from Christmas Stalkings

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: More Stories from Christmas...:   Christmas Stalkings , published in 1991, was the second Christmas short story anthology edited by Charlotte MacLeod. As the subtitle ...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Short Stories from Christmas Stalkings

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Short Stories from Christm...:   The subtitle for this book of Christmas short stories is "Tales of Yuletide Murder." Based on the cover, you might think the sto...

Mystery Fanfare: CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES: Authors F-L // Christmas Crime Fiction

Mystery Fanfare: CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES: Authors F-L // Christmas Crim...: Today, I continue my Christmas Mystery/Crime Fiction list, with books by Authors F-L. It's amazing how many mysteries are set durin...

Mystery Fanfare: CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES: AUTHORS A-E

Mystery Fanfare: CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES: AUTHORS A-E:   Crime for the Holidays. Christmas time is a major time for murder! Every year I post a list of mysteries set during the Christmas holiday...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Mom Meets Her Maker: James Yaffe

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Mom Meets Her Maker: James Yaffe:   I read My Mother, the Detective , a collection of the Dave and Mom stories by James Yaffe in 2019. The stories were first published in the...

Mystery Fanfare: CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES: Short Story Anthologies and Novellas

Mystery Fanfare: CHRISTMAS MYSTERIES: Short Story Anthologies and N...: Here's my list of Christmas Mystery Short Story Anthologies and Novellas . There may be some overlaps from my other lists, as well...

KRL Update 12/14/2024

Up on KRL this week reviews and giveaways of 3 more Christmas mysteries-"Death of a Gingerbread Man" A Hayley Powell Food & Cocktails Mystery by Lee Hollis, "Murder at a Scottish Christmas" by Traci Hall, and "The Christmas Jigsaw Murders" by Alexandra Benedict https://kingsriverlife.com/12/14/christmas-mysteries-for-your-holiday-tbr-part-2/

And a review and giveaway of another Christmas mystery, "Murder at a Scottish Christmas" by Lucy Connelly, along with a fun interview with Lucy https://kingsriverlife.com/12/14/death-at-a-scottish-christmas-by-lucy-connelly/

And a review and giveaway of another Christmas mystery, "I'll Be Home for Mischief" by Jacqueline Frost https://kingsriverlife.com/12/14/ill-be-home-for-mischief-jaqueline-frost/

We also have a review and giveaway of another holiday mystery, "Sleep in Heavenly Pizza" by Mindy Quigley, together with some fun holiday recipes from Mindy! https://kingsriverlife.com/12/14/sleep-in-heavenly-pizza-by-mindy-quigley/

Up during the week we posted another special midweek guest post, this one by mystery author Patricia Crisafulli about her latest book "The Secrets of Still Waters Chasm" https://kingsriverlife.com/12/11/in-the-garden-of-still-waters-chasm/

Up on KRL News and Reviews this week we have a review and ebook giveaway of yet another Christmas mystery-"Home for the Homicides" by Rosalie Spielman https://www.krlnews.com/2024/12/home-for-homicides-by-rosalie-spielman.html

And a review and giveaway of "Hot Chocolate and A Festive Fatality" by VictoriaTait https://www.krlnews.com/2024/12/hot-chocolate-and-festive-fatality-by.html

And a review and ebook giveaway of "Mistletoe, Mutts, and Murder" by SA Kazlo https://www.krlnews.com/2024/12/mistletoe-mutts-and-murder-by-sa-kazlo.html

Happy Holidays!
Lorie

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Not a Creature Was Stirring: Jane Haddam

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Not a Creature Was Stirring: Jane Haddam: Not a Creature Was Stirring is the first book in the Gregor Demarkian series by Jane Haddam. The series has 30 books, the last one publishe...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: More from Mistletoe Mysteries

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: More from Mistletoe Mysteries:   I purchased this book in 2014 after reading a post at GeorgeKelley.org . I read a few stories at that time, then just two years ago I feat...

KRL: Kings River Life Magazine Update for 11/26/2022

We have a mini KRL issue this weekend due to the holiday. Up on KRL this morning reviews and giveaways of 3 Christmas Mysteries perfect for your holiday reading-"Bones of Holly": A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery by Carolyn Haines, "A Dark and Snowy Night": A Seaside Knitters Society Mystery by Sally Goldenbaum, and "Blackmail and Bibingka": A Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery by Mia P. Manansala https://kingsriverlife.com/11/26/christmas-mysteries-for-your-holiday-tbr/ 

And the latest mystery Coming Attractions column from Sunny Frazier https://kingsriverlife.com/11/26/december-coming-attractions-homicide-for-the-holidays/

 

We also have the November video game news column from Jayce Ham, just in time to provide some ideas for your Christmas shopping list for the video gamer in your life (or yourself) https://kingsriverlife.com/11/26/jays-video-game-news-november-2022/

 

Up during the week we posted another special midweek guest post, this one by mystery author Linda Lovely about mixing real-world and fictional settings and about her latest book "Neighbors to Die For"https://kingsriverlife.com/11/22/why-novels-mix-real-world-and-fictional-settings/

 

And another special midweek guest post, this one by mystery author Brenda Stanley about writing what you know and about her latest book "The Still Small Voice" published by Untreed Reads (watch for KRL's review of this book) https://kingsriverlife.com/11/22/when-your-story-takes-you-back-home/

 

Up on KRL News and Reviews this week a review and giveaway of "Trapped on Cedar Trails" by KL Abrahamson https://www.krlnews.com/2022/11/trapped-on-cedar-trails-by-kl.html

 

And a review and ebook giveaway of "A Doggone Death" by SA Kazlo, published by Gemma Halliday https://www.krlnews.com/2022/11/a-doggone-death-by-sa-kazlo.html

Happy holidays,
Lorie

KRL This Week Update for 12/4/2021

Up in KRL this morning a review and giveaway of "It's a Wonderful Woof" by Spencer Quinn https://kingsriverlife.com/12/04/its-a-wonderful-woof-by-spencer-quinn/

And a review and giveaway of another Christmas mystery "Mrs. Jeffries and the Midwinter Murders" by Emily Brightwell along with a bonus giveaway of audiobook copies of 2 more Mrs. Jeffries Christmas mysteries! https://kingsriverlife.com/12/04/mrs-jeffries-and-the-midwinter-murders-by-emily-brightwell/

We also have a review and giveaway of "An Eggnog to Die For" by Amy Pershing along with an interesting interview with Amy https://kingsriverlife.com/12/04/an-eggnog-to-die-for-by-amy-pershing/

And reviews and giveaways of 2 more Christmas mysteries-"Christmas Candy Corpse": A Courtney Archer Mystery by Rosemarie Ross & "Murder at the Mistletoe Ball": A Ferrara Family Mystery by J.D. Griffo https://kingsriverlife.com/12/04/pair-of-christmas-mysteries/

We also have reviews of 2 more Acorn TV mystery shows-"Suspects" and "The Silence"

https://kingsriverlife.com/12/04/suspects-the-silence/

Up during the week we posted another special midweek guest post, this one by mystery author Lucy Burdette about switching things up with her new suspense novel "Unsafe Haven" https://kingsriverlife.com/12/01/lucy-burdette-tries-a-new-recipe-unsafe-haven/

And another special midweek guest post, this one by mystery author Jacqueline Vick about making animal communication realistic in her books. You can also enter to win a copy of the latest book in her series "A Scaly Tail of Murder"

https://kingsriverlife.com/12/01/making-animal-communication-realistic-in-mysteries/

Up on KRL News and Reviews this week a review and giveaway of "Midnight Hour" A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 authors of color, Edited by Abby L. Vandiver https://www.krlnews.com/2021/12/midnight-hour-chilling-anthology-of.html

And a review and ebook giveaway of the Christmas novella "Have a Holly, Haunted Christmas" by Lynn Cahoon https://www.krlnews.com/2021/12/have-holly-haunted-christmas-by-lynn.html

And a review of "The Alchemist of Fire and Fortune" by Gigi Pandian along with a giveaway of a set of Accidental Alchemist recipe cards https://www.krlnews.com/2021/12/the-alchemist-of-fire-and-fortune-by.html

Happy holidays

Lorie

KRL This Week Update for 11/27/2021

Up in KRL this morning reviews and giveaways of 4 Christmas mysteries for your holiday reading-"It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder": A Catering Hall Mystery by Maria DiRico, "Twisted Tea Christmas": A Teashop Mystery by Laura Childs, "Death at Holly Lodge": A Daisy Thorne Mystery by Louise R. Innes, and "Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off": A Beacon Bakeshop Mystery by Darci Hannah https://kingsriverlife.com/11/27/christmas-mysteries-for-your-holiday-reading-2/ 

And a review and giveaway of "Best in Snow" by David Rosenfelt https://kingsriverlife.com/11/27/best-in-snow-by-david-rosenfelt/

 

We also have the latest mystery Coming Attractions from Sunny Frazier along with giveaways of books by Devon Delaney and Bailee Abbott https://kingsriverlife.com/11/27/december-coming-attractions-whats-under-your-tree/

 

For those who prefer to listen to Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast directly on KRL, here you can find the player for the latest episode which features the mystery short story "The Chicken Pot Pie Fiasco" written by Sandra Murphy and read by local actor Duncan Hoge https://kingsriverlife.com/11/27/new-mysteryrats-maze-podcast-featuring-chicken-pot-pie/

 

Up during the week, a fun guest post by mystery author Joe Cosentino about the new audiobook release of his book "Drama Fraternity" along with a giveaway of one of the first 3 books in the series on audiobook https://kingsriverlife.com/11/24/the-audiobook-of-drama-fraternity/

 

And another special midweek guest post, this one by mystery author Cathi Stoler about back stories and her Murder On the Rocks mystery series. The latest book in the series, "Straight Up" just came out this month https://kingsriverlife.com/11/24/every-character-has-a-present-and-a-past/

 

Up on KRL News and Reviews this week a review and ebook giveaway of "Three's a Clowder" by Gin Jones https://www.krlnews.com/2021/11/threes-clowder-crazy-cat-lady-mystery.html

 

And a review and ebook giveaway of "Wild Dog Revenge" by VictoriaTait https://www.krlnews.com/2021/11/wild-dog-revenge-kenya-kanga-mystery-by.html

Happy reading
Lorie

Mystery Fanfare: CHRISTMAS CRIME FICTION ROUND-UP: Authors A-Z & S...

Mystery Fanfare: CHRISTMAS CRIME FICTION ROUND-UP: Authors A-Z & S...: Over the past few weeks, I've posted my Christmas Mysteries List in multiple parts . Here's an updated Final Round-Up all in one ...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: "The Carol Singers" by Josephine Bell

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: "The Carol Singers" by Jose...: This is my second post on stories from Crimson Snow: Winter Mysteries , edited by Martin Edwards. This anthology of vintage crime stories wa...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Three from Mistletoe Mysteries

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Short Story Wednesday: Three from Mistletoe Mysteries: In 2014, George Kelley wrote a review of Mistletoe Mysteries , an anthology of Christmas stories edited by Charlotte MacLeod, originally pub...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Christmas Egg by Mary Kelly

Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Christmas Egg: by Mary Kelly: This book is not a typical puzzle mystery, and even though the main characters in the book are two policemen, Chief Inspector Brett Nightin...

Lesa's Book Critiques: A Killer Carol by Laura Bradford

Lesa's Book Critiques: A Killer Carol by Laura Bradford

Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Shortest Day: Jane Langton

Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Shortest Day: Jane Langton: The Shortest Day is the 11th book in the Homer Kelly series. This story is set in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Homer and Mary Kelly a...

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Iron Lake: William Kent Krueger

Bitter Tea and Mystery: Iron Lake: William Kent Krueger: Iron Lake is William Kent Krueger's first novel, starring Cork O'Connor, the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota, ousted in a recen...